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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Eva's voyage of self-improvement, what two historical figures did she want to follow?
(a) Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
(b) Lewis and Clark.
(c) Pocahontas and Captain Smith.
(d) Ben Franklin and Thomas Wolfe.

2. Who were the favorite singers among Eva's parent's friends in Canada?
(a) Nat King Cole.
(b) Perry Como.
(c) Bing Crosby.
(d) Andrews Sisters and Dinah Shore.

3. What did Eva confide to Mrs. Steiner?
(a) That bullies beat her up.
(b) That her parents fought and argued.
(c) That they had little money.
(d) That she didn't like her school.

4. When Eva went out with her new friends in Canada, what was the boy wearing who teased Eva and called her a "foreign student?"
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) Jeans and a blue jean jacket.
(c) A flowery Hawaiian shirt and a crew cut.
(d) A suite without a tie.

5. What kind of home did Eva's parents buy in Canada?
(a) A two story lap-board house.
(b) A small "stucco" house.
(c) A large brick house.
(d) An ocean cottage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two popular shows on T.V. did the men go to the den to watch during parties in Canada?

2. What was the address where the Wydra's first lived in Vancouver written on the "I'm lost" card?

3. What are Eva and Alinka dressed in when they arrive in Vancouver?

4. Who in Canada supervised Eva's musical progress?

5. What language did Eva begin writing in when she began taking writing seriously?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?

2. How were Eva's views of communism different from her classmates?

3. Give an example of how the Wydra's became paralyzed by choices and how they made decisions?

4. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?

5. When did Eva realize that discussing communism with her classmates was a waste of time?

6. When Eva dreamed of staying in Poland, how did she imagine her life would have been had she stayed? What was "normal" to Eva and why did she believe that life in Poland would have been "normal?"

7. Why did Eva believe that speech was a class signifier?

8. Shortly after the Wydra's arrived in Canada, Eva had a bad dream. What was it and why was it significant?

9. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"

10. How did the concept of "internal goods" give Eva comfort and allow her to feel more comfortable with herself?

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